HR Advisor

We are looking for a HR Advisor to join us at Huws Gray

If you’re in the trade or have ever done DIY, you’ve probably heard of the Huws Gray Group We are made up of a number of brands, including Huws Gray, Hirebase, Civils & Lintels, The Timber Group, PDM, NDI and Anglia Tool Centre to name a few. Up and down the UK, our branches and depots are serving and supporting our local communities with all their building needs, but we couldn’t do this without the right people, so why not join us?

As a HR Advisor you will be working as part of a close knit HR Team. You will be advising our managers on complex employee relations issues, whilst providing excellent service at all times. As well as:

- Providing a value added legally compliant service to Managers across the Company on people management issues
- Assisting and supporting Managers in HR activities where appropriate, including grievance and disciplinary processes, absence reviews, performance management, pay and benefits
- Providing advice on HR policies and procedures, including the implications of employment law and practices
- Contributing to the development of HR policies, strategies and procedures to ensure they reflect good practice and meet legislative requirements
- Co-ordinating/responding to the team HR support inbox/portal queries as required
- Support organisational change planning TUPE and collective or individual redundancy consultation with colleagues.
- Maintaining and updating the HR/Payroll system with colleague data as required
- Maintaining a high level of confidentiality when dealing with all sensitive data
- Assisting and supporting the colleague lifecycle from starter to leaver including recruitment, employment contracts, induction, performance management, employee relations, learning and development and pay & benefits.
- Work with members of the HR Leadership Team to develop and roll out HR projects and initiatives as required
- Ensure data protection regulations are adhered to in respect of colleague associated records
- Occasional travel to our sites and branches will be required

We understand you are more than just a CV, embracing everyone’s individuality is what makes us great as a team. We can give you plenty of training and development. However, due to the nature of the role you will already need:

- Experience of handling varied casework including disciplinaries and grievances
- Experience of supporting a customer-facing geographically dispersed workforce
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Ability to take the initiative, identifying issues and exploring underlying causes
- Able to establish rapport and credibility with all levels in the organisation
- Enthusiasm and drive to broaden knowledge and experience
- Ability to prioritise and manage own time coupled with a high degree of resilience
- Ability to observe and maintain confidentiality
- Full driving licence

**Qualifications**:

- Ideally working towards CIPD or already qualified (or willing to study)

We know you’re thinking ‘this sounds great, but what’s in it for me?’ Let us tell you:

- Competitive rates of pay
- 24 days annual leave in addition to recognised public and bank holidays
- Company attendance and performance bonuses
- Company pension scheme - in line with auto enrolment
- Death In Service
- Career progression and personal development opportunities
- Being part of a “team” as opposed to just being a number
- Staff discounts on items purchased from any of our nationwide locations